# NTSB MIA79DKJ52: Hughes 269C, N222SW, Hurtsboro, AL, July 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1979
- Place: Hurtsboro, AL · HURTSBORO, AL
- Location: 32.2401° N, 85.4147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hurtsboro, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2401&lon=-85.4147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKJ52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2050   79/7/3    HURTSBORO,AL        HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 808
        TIME - 1145                    N222SW              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOHOY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HURTSBORO,AL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   15                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  340                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N222SW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222SW-1980-02-25), registration cancelled 1980-02-25, S/N 240279, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sohoy

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790703018209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703018209A), Jul 3, 1979: Hughes 269C, Hurtsboro, AL, Destroyed. Operator was training new pilot in ag. Operations,student allowed rotor RPM to decay during procedure turn.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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